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uses meta regression models to analyse systematic patterns in the data. In addition to analysing earnings and employment … types of interventions. Moreover, when looking at the sample of training programmes alone, we observe that formal employment …
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areas. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of employment evolutions for rural areas in Western Europe during the … overall employment growth across rural areas in all four countries. A sizable fraction of rural areas lost employment. However …, employment in a significant number of rural areas grew during this period. The 90-10 percentile difference in decadal total …
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, we investigate the probability of female employment during the lockdown period between March and May 2020. Based on …
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I investigate the intra-household labor and resource allocation consequences of an employment guarantee targeting rural …
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One of the central concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been the reduction of poverty and inequality so prevalent in the continent. Using large world samples, the literature has found that financial development increases economic growth, increases the income of the poor, and...
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We examine gender gaps in early childhood cognitive and social-behavioral skills across several Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. Our study complements previous research focused on older children by analyzing the preschool period, a critical stage for lifelong human capital...
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This paper examines the impact on TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and in other developing countries (DEV) of trade-related foreign R&D (NRD), education and governance. The measures of NRD are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South trade patterns, and...
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Although there is ample support for the causal link between home visit parenting programs and child development outcomes, few studies have explored what it is that drives this relationship – to what extent home visit programs are implemented as designed in terms of the content and strategies...
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This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly aging one, especially since the region's...
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